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Krishna As Leader

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Krishna as Leader in War Of

Mahabharata

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Submitted To: Prof. Mittal Datani

Submitted By: Hiran Patel

Dixita Patel

Jaan Patel

Jyoti Patel

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Agenda

Characters of Movies

Leadership

Teamwork

Management Process

Motivation

Strategy

Conclusion

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Characters of movie:

Balaram is the elder brother of Krishna

Madhumangala one of the closest buddies of Krishna

Radha She was the queen of the girlie

Hamsi She was the playful calf and pretty much a part of Krishna's gang as one of his favourites.

Dadhilobha The stories can never be told in their true flavour without Dadhilobha – the mischievous monkey and one of the closest followers of Krishna.

Nanda He is the father of Krishna

Yashoda As the quintessential mother of Krishna, she was maternal love manifested.

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Kans Evil arrogant king Kans, the main antagonist, was maternal uncle to Krishna in relationship.

Putana, the mistress of darkness, the female demon with powers to fly.

Trinavarta the tornado demon was one of Kamsa's allies. 

Vatsasura, the calf demon was one of Kamsa's favourite for his malicious nature and brutal force.

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Bakasura is the Crane Demon who was provoked by Kamsa to kill Krishna in return for a lavish life thereafter.

Aghasura , the giant deadly serpent demon had the powers to glide in the sky and change its forms.

Kaliya the five-headed serpent king was blinded by hatred and rage as his toxic venom had completely shadowed his senses. 

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Pandava Encorporate Lord Krishna – Chief executing officer

Yudhister – Who binds values

Bhima – Result oriented manager

Arjuna – Perfectionist and a learner

Nakul – Process owner

Sahdev – Purpose driven

Kaurava Enterprise Duryodhan – Chief Operating Officer

Karna – Legitimacy

Dushassan – Executor

Shakuni – Manipulator

Gandhari – Sacrifice

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Leadership:

In childhood of Krishna, he and his friends stole milk and butter. In this time a teamwork and leadership of Krishna was good.

Govardhana Hill with one finger to make the mountain into a huge umbrella. Everyone crowded underneath it and remained safe until the rains stopped. Later, Lord Indra realized his mistake in attacking Krishna and apologized. This is an example of one of the demigods behaving like a demon and leader.

Mahabharata

Authoritative style- lord Krishna is direct right way.

Directive style- he is to motivate Arjuna for his responsibilities and his work.

Participative style- distributed all the authority to every commanders.

Influencing style- he is convince the Bhishma by using Yudhisthira.

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When Krishna asked Arjuna and Duryodhana to choose between him and his army, the chose was, in fact, between a leader and his resources.

While a good leader can gain from limited resources, a bad leader will loose even vast resources. Knowing his excellent leadership qualities.

Arjuna requested Krishna not only to lead the entire mission but to personally lead him by accepting to be his ‘Saarthi’ (charioteer), guide him and lead him to success.

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Krishna essence of management- the art of getting things done through people, efficiently and effectively. When it comes out as one of the greatest manager, the greatest planner and crisis manager of all time. He is a master strategist and tactful leader adopting who adopts different leadership styles according to situation and people he has to deal with.

management is not to do everything yourself but to get others to achieve their goals.

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Teamwork:

1. A successful team shares the responsibilities.

- In childhood of Krishna, he and his friends stole milk and butter. In this time a teamwork and leadership of Krishna was good.

- Krishna being the charioteer (of Arjun) was again an excellent move the chief strategist and the supreme commander could always directly communicate being situated very close to each other. So to build an effective team share your responsibilities.

2. The interest of the individual should be align with the team interest

Abhimanyu, a 16 year old kid ventured beyond enemy lines alone because his agenda was for the team.

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3. Right man for the right job

Krishna , a main advisor and great counselor, he convinced the confused Arjuna to fight and thus was created the Bhagbad Gita. The moral is effective team made by selecting the right individual.

4. Inspire, invigorate, counsel your own team in moment of need

Krishna went over to the enemy side on the first day of war to seek blessing from elders and also figured out the secrets of their weakness. He took a calculated risk. He an effort to all the assembled people to change sides if they wanted to. He knew well of the lack of cohesiveness among the Kauravas.

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Management Process:

Planning

Organizing

Directiong

Controlling

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Management Process:Planning & Organization

Krishna, of the Vrishni family (cousin to the Pandavas and Kauravas) had already established himself as a powerful warrior and prince in Mathura, where he had re-established righteousness after destroying the evil ruler King Kamsa and establishing a kingdom in Dwaraka.

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Krishna befriended Arjuna in Mathura. He had been watching the evolving conflict between the Pandavas and Kauravas.

He eventually intervenes to arbitrate the conflict and becomes the focal point of the war.

Krishna is revealed to be God manifested on earth, delivering a message of universal salvation.

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Krishna intervenes in the Pandava-Kaurava conflict.

Krishna refused to fight in the war, but he offered himself as charioteer (for one side) and his invincible army (for the other side).

The Kauravas chose to accept Krishna’s army.

The Pandavas chose Krishna himself, even though his role would be confined to guiding the chariot of his cousin and friend Arjuna.

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The personality of Krishna

What is impressive about the whole piece is the personality of Krishna. He is, as it were, the very embodiment of the universal teaching he is giving.

The message is given on the battlefield, not in the solitude of a forest hermitage, or a secluded mountain cave.

Stand in the middle of the battle of life and be calm, think clearly and act from the higher standpoint. This is Krishna’s message. He himself is the superb example of the teaching put into practice.

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A synopsis of the last lecture

In our last lecture, we saw Krishna’s immediate response to the despondency of Arjuna on the battlefield. He told him to snap out of it. “This is not the behavior of a great warrior.”

If the depression is mild, such words of encouragement have the desired effect. In this case, the problem is deeper since it is existential in nature.

So Krishna resorts to the highest teaching he can give, namely the essence of the Upanishadic teaching of the immortality of the Supreme Self.

“Life and death are part of the cosmic process, But the Self is indestructible and immortal. It is not slain when the body is slain.”

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What is the effect of this teaching?

Even this teaching does not seem to have any effect.

So Krishna makes a plea from a worldly perspective. “If you abandon your work, people will forever recount your abandonment. And living such a life is worse than death. Therefore, stand up and fight!”

This still does not energize Arjuna to go into battle. So now begins Krishna’s brilliant discourse and a synthesis of the four yogas.

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Krishna continues

“Action should be guided by intelligence, not by self-interest. One who has joined himself to buddhi, or illumined reason, and works, is said to be skillful in action. Yoga is said to be this skill in action.”

Yogah karmasu kausalam.

In these verses, Krishna outlines his theory of work and gives two definitions of yoga. The first is evenness of mind and the second is skill in action. Both of these attitudes have to be combined to gain a proper understanding of this philosophy of work. At the same time, we must not be attached to the fruits of our work.

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“But one who is of disciplined mind, who moves among objects of sense with the senses under control, free from attachment or aversion, such a one attains purity of spirit. For the uncontrolled, however, there is no intelligence, nor s there the power of concentration. Without concentration of mind, there is no peace. For the restless mind, how can there be happiness?”

“When the mind runs after the roving senses, it carries away all understanding just as the wind carries away a ship on the waters. What is night for all beings is the time of wakefulness for the sage. What is the time of wakefulness for all beings is night for the sage.”

The meaning of the last part is an indication of priorities. When the world is dazzled by the glitter of sense objects, the sage is focused on understanding reality and touching the very substance of the phenomenon of life. Thus the mind of the sage is asleep to what the world is awake to. Similarly, the world is asleep to what the sage is awake to.

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Management Process:Directing

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Directing:

“YADA YADA HI DHARMASYA, GLANIRVA BHAVATHI BHARATHA,

ABHYUTHANAM ADHARMAYSYA, TADATMANAM SRIJAMI AHAM.”

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Directing:

Directing is an art of getting things done through and with people, efficiently and effectively.

The directing power of lord krishna contained decision making and control over his people.

Lord krishna gave 3 goals for directing his sena:

Paritrayana sadhunaam- welfare for saints

Vinashaya dushkritaam- destroy evil

Dharmasansthapanaay sambhavani yuge yuge- to establish and strenghen religion in every era

The biggest example of directing strategy of lord krishna can be understood by following example:

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When arjun reached the battle field he lost his determination to fight when he saw his young and old relatives as his opponets and feeling that he will have to kill them. He resisted to fight and dropped his arms. That time lord krishna directed him and said that you should focus on your goal.

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Management Process:Controlling

Controlling an army of 1.53 million soldiers and warriors to fight against a bigger army was not an easy task.

The 1.53 million soldiers were divided in seven divisions led by a commander each further controlled by a supreme commander who himself was guided by Pandavas and Krishna.

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Motivation:

In the Kurukshetra war, "Arjuna" the great disciple of "Lord Sri Krishna" also came into such a de-motivated.

In that war "Arjuna" refused to fight in battle as he got infatuated & started thinking of his enemies as his own near & dear ones.

His mind became week & highly de-motivated.

He told his master "Lord Sri Krishna" that he is going away from the war & do not want to fight on the battle field.

Arjuna's mental health became weak & he got deeply depressed.

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How lord Krishna Motivate to Arjuna Lord Krishna has got all the tactics to achieve the mental

equilibrium (emotional balance) and to overcome any crisis situation.

Lord krishna motivated him by given his speech ,which was later named “BHAGWAT GITA” Which is still read and followed by His follower

"Lord Sri Krishna said: You have a right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of action. Never consider yourself the cause of the results of your activities, and never be attached to not doing your duty."

After listening and followed by leaders order Arjun recovered and decided to fight in the War against his enemies

This is the an outcome of krishna’s motivation to arjun

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 Motivation in the Business World

Motivation plays a critical role in achieving goals and business objectives.

Leader's motivation skills is important for Company's Mission and Vision .

Motivating others is an important leadership skill that will helps the Leader to get people involved and empower them to complete their tasks.

 

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Strategy:To win the war

Strategy 1 :-A successful team share the responsibility

Arjun was the supreme commander while Krishna was Arjuna's charioteer and counsellor in war

Krishna’s excellent strategy and directly communicate with Arjuna's to build an effective team who share their responsibilities.

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Strategy 2:-

The interest of the individual should not exceed the team interest

The best man not the one with the best capabilities

but one with the greatest commitment

Abhimanyu , A sixteen years old kid ventured beyond enemy lines alone, he took a great part of the army down with him.

His interest was for team and not a personal one

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Strategy 3 :-

Teamwork still succeeds when individual efforts fails.

Pandavas were fight in the war as single against enemy

whenever individual efforts get fail in the war it becomes a team and fight against the enemy

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Strategy 4 :-

Right man for the right job

The moral is an effective team which is made by selecting the right individuals.

Shikhandi vs Bhisma

Arjun vs Karna

Bhima vs Duryodhana and his brothers

Bheeshma said that he wont kill the Pandavas in war.

Karan promise to kunti not to kill any of the Pandavas ,

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Strategy 5 :-

Inspire ,stimulate ,counsel your team moments of need

Lord Krishna went over to the enemy side on the first day of war, he went to seek blessing from elders and also figured out the secrets of their weakness

He made offer to all the assemble people to change side if they wanted to .

Yutsu ,son of Dhutarastra crossed over to the Pandavas ,this exposed the weakness of kauravas.

He was knew well of the lack of team spirit in enemy team. Not acting at the best interest of team

Like Bheeshma said that he wont kill the Pandavas in war, Karan promise to kunti not to kill any of the Pandavas.

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Strategy 6:-

Women Empowerment

Kunti was the authority supreme for the Pandavas

Whatever the mother says is Dharma

Draupadi was a companion in whatever the Pandavas Did

Abhimanyu and Gatotkach were brought up by the them so their influence was huge

Women = Better Half ,Any team which doesn’t have woman is unbalanced

It is good to have the women’s idea while decision making process

Krishna told Kunti to demand for promise from Karna to do not kill his brother in War .

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Conclusion

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.

We all agreed that lord krishna was GOD and almighty that he could have done this task himself without involving a single person in the war

While in the battle of Mahabharat he had non combatant role and Pandavas won the battle is due to his extra ordinary Leadership Skill to achiveing 100% wining target .

And thus we call him a Greatest Leader in the world .

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